Join our Research Supervision Community
OD&PL’s Research Supervision Community on MS Teams for supervisors and colleagues who support doctoral researchers is a place to access professional development resources, accreditation opportunities, news and policy developments and share practice. In the community you can access a new comprehensive online course called Supervising Doctoral Studies. It equips supervisors to deal with emerging challenges, so they can establish the best environment to support doctoral candidates to become independent researchers.
Supporting your Supervision Practice Workshops
Our provision of workshops and resources support individuals to develop their research supervision practice in order to provide an excellent postgraduate researcher experience. We support postgraduate research (PGR) supervisors, internal examiners of research degrees and directors of research studies, with a range of development opportunities.
Effective Postgraduate Supervision
This course is for all staff new to supervision of PGRs or those needing a refresher after a gap in supervision. Develop best practice by focusing on the practical needs and drawing on examples. Graduate Board requires all supervisors to do this training before they act in the role, in line with QAA expectations.
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Effective Postgraduate Supervision Supporting Material
Access the pre-work and presentations that accompany the interactive workshop. This guide supports the online workshop and is not an alternative to attending.
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Developing Greater Cultural Agility to Work More Effectively with PGRs
A session to explore the different cultural assumptions and expectations the various participants in the PhD
endeavour bring to the experience; and to consider strategies to bridge these.
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Increasing Uptake of Supervisory Feedback by PGR Writers
This session aims to provide a space to explore feedback practices and consider ways of more efficiently and effectively mobilising your own writing expertise to scaffold the writing development of your PGRs
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The Role of the Internal Examiner
For all staff new to the role of the internal examiner of research degrees at Leeds or those needing a refresher after a gap in experience. The course must be completed by an individual before their appointment as an internal examiner can be confirmed.
Please note this course is relevant for the final oral examination (final PhD viva) and NOT the transfer viva.
The Role of the Internal Examiner: learn more by contacting Postgraduate Research and Operations at: rp_examinations@adm.leeds.ac.uk
Introduction to the Role of the Director of Research Studies
This course introduces you to the responsibilities of your new Director of Research Studies role. We cover:
Co-ordinating admission
Pastoral care
Recording and monitoring progress and attendance of postgraduate researchers
Liaison with Postgraduate Research and Operations.
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Doctoral College Forum
This forum is for Directors of Postgraduate Research, Postgraduate Research Administrators and associated staff with postgraduate research roles and interests. It provides an update on developments in University policies and procedures relating to postgraduate researchers. Learn more by contacting the Doctoral College: doctoralcollege@leeds.ac.uk
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UKCGE pilot of the Associate Supervisor Award
We are currently taking part in the UKCGE pilot of the Associate Supervisor award. If the pilot is successful it will be rolled out in July 2022. The scheme provides those early in their supervisory careers and those with informal supervisory roles to get recognition of their supervisory practice without having to be in a formal supervisory role or team.
Find out more about the pilot